The Castle of the Living Dead main backdrop
The Castle of the Living Dead main poster

The Castle of the Living Dead

Visit website

6.1/10 • 35

1964-08-051h 30m

Horror

How much shock can the human brain endure before it cracks?

Count Drago invites over entertainers to his castle, but what the people don't know is that Drago mummifies animals and humans!

Directors
Warren Kiefer
Writters
Michael Reeves, Warren Kiefer
Editors
Michael Reeves, Warren Kiefer, Mario Serandrei

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Count Drago

  2. Gaia Germani

    Gaia Germani

    Laura

  3. Philippe Leroy

    Philippe Leroy

    Eric

  4. Mirko Valentin

    Mirko Valentin

    Hans

  5. Donald Sutherland

    Donald Sutherland

    Sgt. Paul / The Witch / The Old Man

  6. Antonio De Martino

    Antonio De Martino

    Nick

  7. Luigi Bonos

    Luigi Bonos

    Marc

  8. Jacques Stany

    Jacques Stany

    Bruno

  9. Luciano Pigozzi

    Luciano Pigozzi

    Dart

Reviews2

View Reviews
CinemaSerf Avatar

CinemaSerf

Dec 2, 2024

6/10

At first sight, this looks remarkably humdrum, but it's a bit better than that. Christopher Lee's outwardly benign "Count Drago" invites a travelling troupe of performers to stay and perform at his castle. Before long, things start going drastically wrong for them. All humankind is reflected in this film - we have a witch, a dwarf, a deaf mute and lots of creatures that look like the product of the taxidermist's art - but are they really? It's eerily told, very much in the Hammer mould, this story - with quite a bit of suspense as we gradually get to the truth. Keep an eye out for Donald Sutherland as the policeman with a little added extra.

Media

  • The Castle of the Living Dead poster
  • The Castle of the Living Dead poster
  • The Castle of the Living Dead poster

Recommendations

  • Tower of London main backdrop

    Tower of London

    6.0

  • The Long Hair of Death main backdrop

    The Long Hair of Death

    6.4

  • The Shadow of Chikara main backdrop

    The Shadow of Chikara

    4.7

  • There Are No Saints main backdrop

    There Are No Saints

    5.2

  • Re/Member main backdrop

    Re/Member

    6.8

  • No Backdrop

    Avatar: Scene Deconstruction

    6.5

  • No Backdrop

    People

    7.8

  • Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders main backdrop

    Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders

    6.3

  • The Year I Started Masturbating main backdrop

    The Year I Started Masturbating

    5.9

  • A main backdrop

    A

    5.9

  • Bender: Gold of the Empire main backdrop

    Bender: Gold of the Empire

    6.8

  • Heaven in Hell main backdrop

    Heaven in Hell

    6.8

  • Little Dixie main backdrop

    Little Dixie

    5.8

  • Swimming in the Sea main backdrop

    Swimming in the Sea

    5.5

  • Everybody Loves Jeanne main backdrop

    Everybody Loves Jeanne

    6.2

  • Jenifer main backdrop

    Jenifer

    6.0

  • The Alpha Test main backdrop

    The Alpha Test

    5.3

  • The Inhabitant main backdrop

    The Inhabitant

    6.0

  • Ambush main backdrop

    Ambush

    6.4

  • Pirates Down the Street II: The Ninjas from Across main backdrop

    Pirates Down the Street II: The Ninjas from Across

    6.5

Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
funeralmummycastlegothic horrorravenembalmingmidgetstrongman